GERMAN PEACE TERMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1918, Page 3

GERMAN PEACE TERMS.

THE FULL PROPOSALS. RUSSIA’S DILEMMA TAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & RFWTER.] (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) , LONDON February ' 24. ■ Russian wireless- —Replying to Kussion proposals of 19th February, Germany on the 21st intimated her readiness to conclude a peace as follows: First—-Germany and Russia shall declare a state of war ended. Secondly:—The regions west of/ the I line indicated at, Brest Litovsk to the Russian Delegation, formerly belonging to Russia, are no longer under Russian territorial protection. In the region of Dvinsk, tins line must he advanced ’to th© eastern frontier of Courlnnd. Germany Austria and Hungary will define the further fate of these regions, in agreement with their population . Thirdly—Livonia and Esthonia must immediately be cleared of Russian troops :and Red Guards, and be occupied by German police, till security is guaranteed by their constitutions. Fourthly—Russia will conclude a peace with Ukraine and evacuate Ukraine and Finland. Fifthly—Russia will do her .utmost to secure an orderly return of the eastern Anatolian frontiers to Turkey. Sixthly—A complete demobilisation 1 of the Russian Army. 1 Seventhly:—The Russian fleets, in- 1 (eluding the Entente warships, must 1 he kept in Russian harbours till a gen- • < eral peace, or till they are disarmed. Eighthly—The - Russian-German Com- ‘ mercial of the Treaty of 1904 come into .i force, and the free export of ores must ! die guaranteed. A new commercial Treaty must be negotiated. '] » Ninthly—Legal and political relations 1

will 1 be regulated, in accordance with the first German-Russian Convention. Tenthly—Russia promises to end the propaganda against Quadruplico. Eleventhly—These conditions must he accepted within forty-eight hours and Russian plenipotentaries must sign' at Brest Litovsk within three "days the, peace treaty which must be ratified within a fortnight;

RESOLVED TO RESIST. TPER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received This Dav at • PARIS February 24. Telegrams' from Petrogrnd indicate that the Council of Commissionafies resolved on resistJance. They sounded the French Mission under General Diselle, on the organisation of defence. , TERMS FOR ROUMANIA. THE CENTRALS DEMAND. k [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] T'ip. Dev at 12.25 p.m.) A MSTERDAM February 24.

Informal peace negotiations, between Herr Ktihlmann and Count Czechia and Premier Radoelcavoff and General Averescu began on Saturday at Costel Bufftea, near Bucharest. The Central Powers terms comprise territorial acquisition for Bulgaria, and economic facilities for A ustro-Germ any. 'General Averescu left for 'Jassy to consult the King. He obtained a few day’s grace for Roumania’s reply.

ROUSING lIP RUSSIA. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received This T)nv at 11'..‘’-A r*.r \ PETBOGRAD February 24. The advance of the Germans has aroused this masses who are rapidly enrolling to defend the capital, where martial law lias been proclaimed. A drastic press censorship has been established and stringent regulations agjainlt looting. Persons possessing arms are ordered to hand theln over to the military.